COSSIPUR
Assembly seat no. 140 in West Bengal · Vidhan Sabha seat contested 12 times since 1962.
Winner, 2001
BANDYOPADHYAY TARAK
AITC
Elections held
12
1962–2006
Most successful party
INC
won 6 of 12
Margin, 2001
5,776
8.76% of valid votes
Result, 2001
Runner-up
CPMBIJOY BHATTACHARJEE
- Votes
- 28,061
- Vote share
- 42.54%
- Behind by
- 5,776
Electors
1,05,505
Total votes polled
65,969
Valid votes
65,969
NOTA votes
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Turnout
62.5%
Full result, 2001
12 candidates · 65,969 valid votes
BANDYOPADHYAY TARAKAITCwon
33,837
51.3%
BIJOY BHATTACHARJEECPM
28,061
42.5%
DAROGA SINGHBJP
2,160
3.3%
SANJAY MAITYIND
538
0.8%
AMAR KUMAR BHATTACHARJEEPDS
345
0.5%
SANAT KUMAR DASIND
323
0.5%
PRADYUT SAHAIND
209
0.3%
PARITOSH MUKHERJEEIND
135
0.2%
BISWANATH POTODEIAIND
110
0.2%
ANUJIT KUMAR NANIND
109
0.2%
KRISHNADAS GHOSHIND
72
0.1%
BHOLANATH BISWASIND
70
0.1%
Past results
Most recent 5 of 12 elections
| Year | Winner | Party | Votes | Vote share | Runner-up | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | BANDYOPADHYAY TARAK | AITC | 26,150 | 43.15% | SALIL CHATTERJEE | 1,636 |
| 2001 | BANDYOPADHYAY TARAK | AITC | 33,837 | 51.29% | BIJOY BHATTACHARJEE | 5,776 |
| 1996 | BANDYOPADHYAY TARAK | INC | 33,799 | 46.23% | ANUP DAS | 462 |
| 1991 | DIPAK CHANDA | CPM | 30,775 | 46.79% | PRAFULAL KANTI GHOSH | 4,622 |
| 1987 | DIPAK CHANDA | CPM | 31,939 | 49.09% | PRAFULLA KANTI GHOSE | 425 |
Who has held it
Wins by party across every election above
Turnout and closeness over time
Turnout
Winning margin
Frequently asked
Straight answers to the questions this page exists to answer.
Who won the COSSIPUR assembly constituency in 2006?
BANDYOPADHYAY TARAK (AITC) won COSSIPUR in 2006, by a margin of 1,636 votes.
Which party has won COSSIPUR the most times?
INC, with 6 of the 12 wins recorded since 1962.
How many times has COSSIPUR gone to the polls?
12 times, from 1962 to 2006.
Who has won COSSIPUR the most times?
BANDYOPADHYAY TARAK, with 3 wins between 1996 and 2006.
